May 22, 2018 • Page 10 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com Regents Launch Search For Next Executive Director PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Board of Regents invites nominations and applications for the position of executive director and chief executive officer. The board also has announced a constituent panel to assist the regents in reviewing candidates for the position. Board President Bob Sutton says the regents seek a highly-qualified individual to build upon a sound statewide academic tradition, supporting the higher education needs of a student population numbering 36,600 and a faculty and staff of about 5,100. “This position offers great opportunity to an individual who will bring confident, discerning, and stable leadership to South Dakota's public system of higher education, consisting of the state's six broadly diverse public universities and two special schools,” Sutton said. The constituent panel istrators—Venky Venkatachalam, dean of the USD Beacom School of Business; Heather Forney, SDSM&T controller and director of finance; Dennis Hedge, SDSU provost and vice president for academic affairs. • Foundations, Alumni, and Industry— Steve Meeker, BHSU vice president for university advancement; Rich Naser, president of Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship, Sioux Falls; Dan Rykhus, CEO of Raven Industries, Sioux Falls. • Board System Staff— Janelle Toman, director of communications; Nathan Lukkes, assistant vice president for research and economic development; Guilherme Costa, general counsel. • State Legislature— Rep. Timothy Johns, Lead; Sen. Jeff Partridge, Rapid City; Sen. Brock Greenfield, Clark; Rep. Dan Ahlers, Dell Rapids. represents groups who work within and closely with the public university system. Accepting appointment to the constituent panel are the following: • Faculty Members — Robb Winter, department head and professor, SDSM&T Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Urla Marcus, director, BHSU Center for American Indian Studies; and Dave Grettler, NSU professor of history. • Student Members— Teagan McNary, USD; Tyler Harris, NSU; and Nick Alholinna, DSU. • Institutional Executives— SDSU President Barry Dunn; DSU President José-Marie Griffiths; Marje Kaiser, superintendent of the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the South Dakota School for the Deaf. • Institutional Admin- • Governor’s Staff Representative— Liza Clark, commissioner of the Bureau of Finance and Management. • Department of Education— Secretary Don Kirkegaard. • Board of Technical Education— Diana VanderWoude, Sioux Falls. The next executive director will succeed Michael G. Rush, who leaves the South Dakota higher education system later this month. The search is being assisted by James McCormick, Janice Fitzgerald, and Tom Layzell of AGB Search. Applications and nominations are being accepted until June 18. For more information about the search process and instructions for applications and nominating candidates, visit https://www. sdbor.edu/execsearch/ Pages/default.aspx. USDA Invests $5.9 Million In South Dakota Rural Community Facility Improvements HURON, SD May 16, 2018 – USDA Rural Development South Dakota State Director Julie Gross highlighted today that more than $5.9 million in Community Facilities Direct Loan Program funds were invested to help improve infrastructure in three South Dakota rural communities. The recently passed 2018 Omnibus bill increased the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget for the program to $2.8 billion, up $200 million from FY 2017. “The projects announced today will help these rural communities improve their economic opportunities,” said Gross. “Infrastructure is a top priority at Rural Development and we are committed to assisting South Dakota’s rural communities with growth and prosperity.” Nationally, USDA invested $243 million in rural community facility improvements in 22 states. More than 100 types of projects are Book 65 eligible for funding, such as schools, health care facilities, libraries and infrastructure improvements. Eligible applicants include municipalities, public bodies, nonprofit organizations and federally and state-recognized Native American tribes in rural areas with a population of 20,000 or less. There is no limit on the size of the loans. Loan amounts have ranged from $10,000 to $165 million. 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Acting Commissioner Berryhill encourages everyone to visit the agency’s website to enjoy the baby names list and create a my Social Security account at www. socialsecurity.gov/myaccount. my Social Security is a personalized online account that people can use beginning in their working years and continuing through to the time they receive Social Security benefits. Social Security beneficiaries can have instant access to their benefit verification letter, payment history, and complete earnings record by establishing a my Social Security account. Beneficiaries also can change their address, start or change direct deposit information, and print a replacement SSA-1099 online. People receiving benefits can request a replacement Medicare card online. Individuals age 18 and older who are not receiving benefits can also sign up for a my Social Security account to get their personalized online Social Security Statement. 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